Social enterprise Banolmi is looking to expand its rainforest coffee model to more indigenous communities in the Cordillera as it seeks to improve farmers’ incomes while promoting forest conservation and preserving indigenous heritage, its co-founder said. Banolmi was established as a marketing platform for sustainably grown products after its founders launched Barlig Rainforest Coffee in Mountain Province in 2021. “We started Barlig Rainforest Coffee as an approach to plant quality coffee while at the same time protecting our rainforest and pushing for our cultural integrity as indigenous people.” The enterprise initially focused on specialty coffee but has since expanded to market heirloom rice, forest products, honey, and wild foods sourced from indigenous communities. Banolmi currently works with about 30 indigenous coffee farmers in Barlig, Mountain Province, as well as communities in Kabayan and Kapangan, Benguet.